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FX's "Philadelphia" improves in ratings
Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:17:42 -0400 rec.arts.tv
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FX Brings Viewers to Philadelphia By Mike Reynolds It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia started its sophomore season with a flourish, improving on a host of ratings metrics. The FX comedy series, which added Danny DeVito to its cast, notched 1.6 million viewers, 980,000 adult 18-49 viewers and 512,000 18-34 watchers during its second-season debut June 29 at 10 p.m. (EST/PST), according to Nielsen Media Research data. Those levels marked gains of 16%, 6% and 31%, respectively, over the show's premiere installment, according to network officials, and advances of 45%, 31% and 22%, respectively, over the show's season averages in those metrics. FX also aired the season's second installment in the following half-hour, grabbing 1.5 million total viewers, 945,000 adults 18-49 and 517,000 adults 18-34. Network officials said those numbers represented increases of 81%, 73% and 72%, respectively, among those groups versus the show's second episode in its rookie season. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars Charlie Day, Rob McElhenny, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito as owners of Paddy's Pub in the “City of Brotherly Love,” where their get-ahead schemes habitually backfire. FX will air all new back-to-back episodes of Sunny July 6 at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. before the show assumes its regular 10 p.m. timeslot through Aug. 17. Ken from Chicago...
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